The Seagull
The Seagull, The by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904). First produced and failed at the Alexandrinsky Theatre, St Petersburg in 1896. Revived and a success when performed by the Moscow Art Theatre a while later.
First South African performance in 19** by **. Play used for the opening performance in the Little Theatre, Cape Town, directed by W.A. Sewell with students and staff of the South African College of Music on 18 August 1931.
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov: Performed in 1941 by The Johannesburg Reps starring Taubie Kushlick. Other productions by the Johannesburg Reps (with Taubie Kushlick as Madame Arkadina, 1941/1945 - ?* Tucker, 1997?**), ***,
The Seagull , Chekov. Standard Theatre, Jhb, 1945. Produced by Margaret Lassner, Johannesburg Repertory Society. Taubie Kushlick, Rognvald Gibsen, David Goldblatt, Christina Jaures, Fred Loehnen, Jocelyn de Bruyn, Norman Torry.
The Company (directed by Barney Simon for the “unofficial opening” of the Market Theatre 21 June, 1976) , This play was staged again by Barney Simon at Upstairs at the Market Theatre on 21 June 1976 starring Erica Rogers, Vanessa Cooke, Sandra Prinsloo, Bill Brewer, Marius Weyers, Danny Keogh, Lindsay Reardon and Bess Finney.
Glass Theatre, Cape Town (dir Chris Pretorius, 1982), **
Ilse van Hemert directed this play starring Sandra Prinsloo, Michael McCabe and Embeth Davidtz at the Adcock-Ingram in 1990.
A translation into Afrikaans, Die Seemeeu, by Robert Mohr was directed by Mohr for PACT in August 1972. The play was performed in the Breytenbach Theatre and the cast included Wilna Snyman, Don Lamprecht, Carel Trichardt, Sandra Prinsloo, Wilma Stockenström, Katinka Heyns, Marius Weyers, Louis van Niekerk and George Ballot. Decor by Richard Cook and costumes by Tom Owen.
Translated into Afrikaans as Die seemeeu : 'n komedie in vier bedrywe by André P. Brink. Published by Human & Rousseau, c1972 and first produced by ** in 19**. Other productions directed by **, **,**
Sources
South African Opinion, 2(4):23, 1945.
PACT Newsletter, June 1972.
Tucker, 1997
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